Barbecue Eddie too hot in Dubai

The Dubai World Cup is the world's richest horse race with a purse of USD 10 million

The Group Two contest was the feature event on the opening evening of the Dubai World Cup Carnival.

Dane O’Neill chose to position the winner on the heels of the pacesetting pair Out Of Bounds and Rutland Boy before starting to make his move at the top of the straight.

Out Of Bounds proved very game and kept finding more but O’Neill got an excellent tune out Barbecue Eddie and they were clearly on top at the line. Rutland Boy and the well-regarded Fulbright dead-heated for third.

Silvestre De Sousa partnered Godolphin’s two winners on the card, Royal Emperor and Sharestan.

The latter won the Irish Lincolnshire and two Listed events for John Oxx last year.